NAMES IN THE NEWS : Drive to Succeed Left Him Flat
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music singer Ricky Van Shelton says he was so driven to succeed that he didn’t have enough fun--even when success finally arrived.
His debut album in 1987 vaulted him to big-time attraction, but years of business pressures made the struggle to the top tough, he said.
“That’s what made me not have a good time with it,” Shelton said recently. “I’m beginning to really have fun with it now.”
Shelton, 38, is a finalist in three categories of Country Music Assn. Awards announced last week and is the reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year.
His No. 1 hits include “Somebody Lied” and “From a Jack to a King.”
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